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Two-year old rescued from rubble 79 hours after earthquake in Turkey

A two-year old boy was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern city of Antakya, 79 hours after a massive earthquake struck the area this week, killing more than 19,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

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Stirling man's agony as search goes on in bid to find 70 relatives lost in rubble after Turkish earthquake

Ekram Ozturk, who lives with his wife and sons in Buchlyvie, Stirling, has been left worrying as dozens of members of his family remain unaccounted for following the massive earthquake which rocked Turkey and Syria this week.

Daily Record

Turkey earthquake wipes out sheep as farmer tries to rescue animals from rubble

In a video shared with the Mirror, farmer Kamil Yavuz is seen walking around his now devastated farm in Harunusagi village, in the Malatya region of Turkey where over 100 sheep died

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Syrian cemetery prepares mass graves for earthquake victims as death toll reaches 19,000

Footage posted by rescue workers show Syrians digging mass burial sites in the north of the country for the victims of powerful earthquakes that struck the region on Monday

Daily Mirror

Advice for Brits with Turkey holidays this half term amidst earthquake tragedy

Holidays in Turkey look to be going ahead this half term following the devastating earthquakes, with easyJet, Jet2, TUI and Turkish Airlines running flights unaffected to holiday resorts

Daily Mirror

UN chief pushes for more aid access to Syria from Turkey

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pushed for more aid access to northwestern Syria from Turkey, seeking an expanded mandate from the UN Security Council to allow UN help to be delivered through more than one border crossing after a devastating earthquake struck the region earlier this week.

Reuters

Days after quake, aid trucks reach northwest Syrian enclave

A small convoy has crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest with desperately needed medicines, blankets, tents and U.N. shelter kits, the first aid to reach the enclave, three days after the devastating earthquake struck the region, killing thousands

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Daily Dose Ep 1273: Kharge questions expunged remarks, another Adani row plea in SC

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Delhi, Parliament, Supreme Court, Turkey, and Syria.

Newslaundry

Aid workers in Turkey and Syria describe devastation caused by earthquake

The Disasters Emergency Committee is co-ordinating a joint rapid fundraising response by 14 charities.

The Independent UK

Middle East roundup: Devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Here’s a roundup of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

UK will keep working with UN on Syria-Turkey earthquake response - Cleverly

Britain will continue to work with the United Nations and others to support Turkey and Syria following earthquakes there, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Thursday, describing the situation in Syria as "considerably harder."

Reuters

Why we can't predict earthquakes

Elements of criteria can point towards the possibility of an earthquake but, at best, predictions are good guesses

Salon

Syrian woman in Ireland desperately trying to find out what happened to newborn baby of friend killed in earthquake

"I can't get in contact with anyone at the minute as most phones are dead because they have nowhere to charge them"

Irish Mirror

‘I am lucky’: Syrian earthquake survivor tells of dire straits in Aleppo

After enduring nearly 12 years of war, destitute Syrian families now huddle for warmth as resources run low

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Palestinians extend a helping hand to quake-hit Turkey and Syria

Rescuers from the occupied Palestinian territories are joining international efforts to bring quake survivors to safety.

The Independent UK

Horrific scale of Turkey earthquake disaster in numbers as death toll nears 19,000

The death toll passed 19,000 on Thursday morning, as the WHO fears that numbers could reach 20,000

The Conversation

Twitter cutoff in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: A social media expert explains the danger of losing the microblogging service in times of disaster

Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria two days earlier. Access to Twitter appeared to be restored about 12…

The Guardian - UK

The Beekeeper of Aleppo review – harrowing refugee tale reaches the stage

Christy Lefteri’s novel is an account of a perilous journey from Syria to England that, despite renewed poignancy, makes for an uneven drama

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: the challenge of delivering aid in a disaster zone

It’s the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls and your bedroom is swaying. You wake your partner, grab the kids and make your way down a stairwell in the darkness as you…

Reuters

Earthquake death toll in northwest Syria climbs to more than 1,930 -civil defence

At least 1,930 people were killed in opposition-held northwest Syria by the major earthquake, Syria's civil defence said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Toddler pulled from ruins after 78 hours trapped by Turkey earthquake

Earlier, in the same city, a father and daughter were pulled from the wreckage of another collapsed building

The Independent UK

Tamer Hassan fears he and Love Island daughter Belle have ‘lost’ family in Turkey earthquake

Death toll from quakes crosses 15,000 mark as rescuers continue to pull bodies from rubble

The Guardian - UK

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 21,000 as first aid convoy enters north-west Syria

Turkey says it is working to open two more border crossings; girl and father pulled alive from rubble in Antakya

WEKU

Videos show extraordinary rescues in Syria in the earthquake's dire aftermath

Hope is fading for finding survivors after Monday's devastating earthquake. But widely shared footage of volunteers pulling people alive from rubble in northwest Syria has lifted spirits.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey and Syria earthquake: what we know so far on day four

Deaths pass 19,000; first aid convoy reaches north-west Syria

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